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21 Jul 2017 21:29:22
Hi Eds, any reason why my last post didn't get submitted? It was probably a little long and boring anyway! Thanks.

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No idea, looks fine to me.

21 Jul 2017 20:15:24

I don't think we should be held to ransom in trying to sign players such as Perisic and Matic. No doubt they are very good players but both are approaching their 30's and to pay upwards of £40m is excessive.

I think Jose is frustrated but understands that the market is difficult and Utd don't have a bottomless pit of money! They have backed him handsomely in both windows breaking the transfer record twice to sign Pogba and Lukaku in addition to the signings of Bailly, Miki, Lindelof and Zlatan (albeit on a fee he still commanded astronomical wages)!

Everybody wants instant success but to return us to the very top is going to take time and patience. I read the rumours that Jose wants to stay at the Club and build a dynasty and what we need now is some stability. We have a great spine in De Gea, Bailly, Pogba and now Lukaku. All are still very young, talented and ambitious. In Rashford, Martial and Shaw we have great potential and good experience with players such as Carrick, Herrera, Mata and Valencia.

I think it's up to Jose to get the best out of what we've got and I'm not sure he did that last year. Although we had a fantastic season winning two trophies we failed in the bread and butter games and our league position was unacceptable. The trophy wins will hopefully help to forge a winning mentality and bring a hunger and desire for more success.

I think Pogba will improve this season and be more dominant from midfield but it's the forward players that really under achieved last season. I think this was partly due to Jose being a touch pragmatic but we also suffered from inconsistency in our forward line.

If we are going to mount any kind of challenge then Miki must step up and be counted this season. I expect us to predominately play 4-2-3-1 with Miki at No 10. If he can supplement Lukaku and score us 15 league goals from that position then we'll have a chance.

I think we'll see more bespoke performances for the big games possibly matching teams like Chelsea and Spurs and playing 3 at the back.

My point to this long and convoluted post is that I think we can righty expect more from a lot of players this season and I'm hoping we'll see a different Pogba and Miki this year who in themselves will be like two new signings.

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21 Jul 2017 22:14:09
Thanks Ed I'll try harder to keep them short and sweet in the future I do have a tendacy to ramble on with myself!

21 Jul 2017 22:26:08
That's a good post Danny; some very sensible points.

I think you've provided some excellent perspective. Even if we just add Lukaku and Lindelof this season then that is two very good additions to the first team/ squad.

We all know we need fullbacks, wide players and a central midfielder but is it so bad if we have to wait another year?

Also, if we don't sign anymore players this window then it gives some of our youth a chance to step up which if they are good enough is what we all want anyway.

21 Jul 2017 23:06:12
Thanks Mancman, yes we need more signings, but we also need to target the right players and understand that we can't just continue to be a cash cow for other clubs. Jose has got a very good squad which should realistically be able to mount a serious challenge. I think we need to show a little restraint and patience and seriously think about the players we need to help return us to the top.

I'm presuming Greizman may be available again next summer once the transfer ban has been lifted and I'd prefer us to wait rather than blow £50m on a Perisic.

I'd also like to see Jose give Martial a chance and try to improve his game we may end up paying over £60m for him after all! I still think we'll sign other players this summer but I don't think we need to panic and I'm prepared to wait and let Jose build the team he wants which may take another few windows to build a squad he's really happy with!

21 Jul 2017 23:42:10
Danny,

I believe that Greizmann may very well be available in January if Costa joins up at that point. I suppose the only draw back is he will certainly be cup-tied then.

Good post and I actually believe that Jose wants to stay as he seemed sincere when speaking of the topic. However, at some point I would like to see his family move with him as it was apparent that weighed on him at times last year.

22 Jul 2017 16:28:35
Danny, you're on a roll here; that's another good point.

I would like to see Jose develop some of the younger players and mould a team with what he has available.

Last season Chelsea seemed light in a few positions but Conte got the best out of what he had with good management.

The same could be said with bells on for Leicester the year before.

I would prefer the team to evolve more slowly with the right signings rather than buy lots of new lesser quality players just because they are available.







 

 

 
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